Paper-rail.



Patented Apr. 8,, I902.

W. G. l-IAAS.

PAPER PAIL.

(Application mod Dec. 10, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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\VALTER G. HAAS, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO THE DAYTONPAPER NOVELTY COMPANY, OF DAYTON, OHIO, A CORPO- RATION.

PAPER PAIL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 697,405, dated April 8,1902. Application filed December 10,1901. Serial No. 85,362. (No model.)

T0 on whom it may concern:

Be it known that I,WALTER G. HAAS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Paper Pails, of whichthe following is a specification.

The object of my invention is, first, to make a paper pail or bucket forholding liquid in such a manner that it will be more durable andstronger than articles of this kind heretofore produced.

Another object of my invention is to' avoid piercing the inner walls ofthe pail, at the same time strengthening the outer loose walls of thepail, so that they will form a firm support for the bail.

Another object of my invention is to provide a tight-fitting cover forthe pail which is held in position by the bail.

The features of my invention are more fully set forth in the descriptionof the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, inwhich- Figure 1 is a plan view of the blank from which the body of thepail is made. Fig. 2 is a blank of the cover portion. Fig. 3 is aperspective view of the completed pail. Fig. 4. is a sectional elevationof the bucket-cover. Fig. 5 is a central vertical section of the pail,showing the bail in elevation. Fig. 6 is a detail view of the topportion of the pail-body with the binding-strip removed.

In the preferred form of construction shown in the drawings arectangular taper pail is shown, as that is the form most general incommercial use, as it allows the same to be nested for shipping.

I Arepresents the blank from which the body of the pail is made.

a represents the bottom; a, two of the sides; a the opposite sides; atwo of the corner folds, having a scored line; a and w, the oppositecorner folds, having a scored line a Scored lines are likewise formed togive the side dimensions. The blank is bent up into the form shown inperspective, Fig. 3, the

corner folds overlapping each other externally on the sides a. Y

B represents a bail which is pierced and entered through the overlappedfolds a a and resting between said folds and the wall of the pail, whichis unpunctured and liquid-tight. As these folded walls are loose and asthe weight imposed upon them by the bail connection would, ifunprotected, cause them to pull out and flex the body of the pail, Ihave provided effective means for preventing such tendency,which woulddestroy the usefulness of the pail.

0 represents a U-shaped metallic binding, the wings of which are passeddown over the inner and outer top edges ofthe body and firmly clampedthereto, thus securely binding the body together and preventing alldanger of flexation. As the folds a a lie in external position againstthe body of the pail they overlap each other at the corners, as at d,presenting four thicknesses of material, which is necessaryin order toform the proper bail-support and also to make the pail of one piece ofmaterial without cutting and pasting. These four thicknesses, togetherwith the body of the pail, make five thicknesses of material, which iscumbersome for clamping with the U-shaped binding-piece. In order toavoid this undue thicknesses and yet to securely bind the top of theoutside thickness of each fold a and a by means of the U- shapedbinding-strip to the body, the, folds a are cut away, as at c, and thefolds a are cut away, as at b, a distance corresponding to the depth ofthe U-shaped binding-strip or a little greater. When thus cut away, theinside top edges of the folds a a, respectively, are below the line ofclamping; but the outside overlapping top edges e e, as shown in Fig. 6,are embraced by the clamping-strip and firmly bound to the main body ofthe pail. Thus I am enabled to attach the bail externally by securing itto the overlapping folds, which folds are firmly bound to the outsidebody of the pail by the binding-strip, and a pail of great strength isobtained.

in Figs. 3 and 5.

My improved method of forming and securing the pailavoids the flexing ofthe body, as well as the flexingof the folds themselves, which wouldmove and work when the pail 'was filled with liquid and carried by thebail.

The surge of the contents would constantly move the overlapping sidefolds and wear the bail-holes, as well as unduly flexing the parts untilthey become disengaged.

It is essential in pails which are to contain liquid or partially-liquidcontents, such as oysters, that a tight-fitting cover be made. It isalso very desirable that such cover may be easily secured in positionand readily detached. To accomplish this,I provide the followingdevices:

D represents a cover-blank. In the perferred form shown it isconstructed in the following manner:

frepresents the rims of the cover; 9, the corner folds, which areslitted at h, and when the rims are bent up they overlap the sides, asshown in Fig. 4.

I represents a U-shaped metallic clamp or binding-strip which isinserted over the top edge of the rim and clamped firmly upon the walls,securely holding the side laps g in position. This binding-stripperforms another very important oiiice, which will presently beexplained. The bailB is provided with shoulders 7t 7t, formed by theinward bending of the upper portion of the bail-limbs, as shown Theselimbs being elastic allow the bail to be moved into position withoutengagement with the top edges of the pail and cover, and when the bailis turned up in its vertical position the limbs are sprung or flexedinward, which brings the spring-shoulders 7t into engagement with thetop edge of the cover, thus holding it firmly in position for carrying.These spring-shoulders are automatically compressed when brought intocontact with the body of the pail by the pivotal movement of the bail,and when moved over the top of the pail and over the inserted cover theyautomatically spring back into locking relation relative to the saidcover. This cover and hail engagement serves another oiiice. Thefrictional engagement of the bail with the top of the cover holds thepail in a rigid position, avoiding the pivotal movement of thebail-hooks in the walls of the pail when the filled pail is beinghandled, preventing rapid. wear of the bail-holes in the paper folds.

It is obvious that the shoulders 70 7C, are merely engaging lugs, whichmay be of any form of construction allowing them to be readily engagedand disengaged with the edge of the cover.

The cover is trough-shaped and tapers toward the bottom substantially asthe pail does, so as to nest snugly therein, forming a wedge-like cover.Likewise the plug or wedgeshaped cover is strong and materially assiststhe dangers of leakages greatly lessened, but the liability of spillingthe contents of the pail by overturning or accidental materiallylessened.

Having described my invention, I claim- 1. A blank for a paper pailhaving two correspondingly-scored lines intersecting twocorrespondingly-scored lines extending transversely thereto forming foursides and one bottom section and four triangular cornersections, ascored line bisecting each of said triangular-shaped corner-sections anda portion of the outer edges of said corner-sections being cut awaywhereby in folding the outer and inner layers of material upon oppositesides of the pail, are flush with the top of the pail, intermediatelayers of material'terminating at a point below the top, substantiallyas specified.

2. A pail formed of a blank bent into shape, having corner-flaps formedin folding overlapping upon the opposite exterior sides of the pail, abail hooked through said overlapping flaps upon each side, leaving theadjacent inside walls unpierced, and a metallic binding-strip embracingthe top edges of the pail, a portion of the top edges of the saidoverlapping flaps which occupies an intermediate position when the pailis formed, being cut away slightly, substantially as and for thepurposes specified.

3. A pail formed of a blank bent into shape, having corner-flapsoverlapping upon the opposite exterior sides of the pail, a bail havinginwardly-bent spring-shoulders, adapted to hold the cover on the pail,said bail being pivoted to said overlapping flaps upon each side,leaving the adjacent inside walls unpierced, and a metallicbinding-strip embracing the top edge of the pail and binding the innerwalls to the outer layers of the said overlapping corner-flaps,substantially as described.

4. A paper pail or vessel formed of a single blank, and having ametallic binding-strip around the top edge of the pail, securing the topedges of the pail and the overlapping folds together, a wedge-shapedcover of similar cross-section, adapted to be compressed into the mouthof the pail, a metallic binding-strip around the top edge of the cover,the lower edge of the said cover-binding strip being adapted to restupon the top edge of the pail-binding strip when the cover is in joltingis very position, 3/ bail pivoted to the sides of the In testimonywhereof I have hereunto set pail below its binding-stripandinwardly-bent my hand. spring-shoulders, formed on the bail, adaptedto engage the top'edges of the cover-binding WALTER HAAS' 5 strip,whereby the cover is held in position Witnesses:

between metallic binding elements at the top OLIVER B. KAISER, andbottom, substantially as described. EDWD. T. ALEXANDER.

